I recently posted a bunch of printable pdf coloring pages for kids on the main mister-toad website. They were easy and fun to make. Here is how I did it:
I start with a photo of some charismatic animal, usually an amphibian, reptile or insect. For example, this picture of a calling make gray treefrog is one of my favorites.
I opened it up in photoshop elements, and made an outline in a separate layer. Then I deleted the background, so just the outline was left.
I resized the outline, and saved it as a pdf.
Then just print, and it is ready to color! Here is the coloring page transformed into a “fire-fighting tree frog”!
Here is one showing a cottonmouth snake:
And here is another showing a larval tiger salamander:
Have a favorite … or a request? Let me know!
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Hi,
We have a very large plant pot which we made into a water feature and for the past 5 or 6 years Pacific Chorus Frogs arrive, sing, and lay eggs. Is it possible or likely that it is the same male and/or female who come each year?
I like your idea for creating your own colouring sheets.
Thanks for your help.
Angela
Hi Angela,
That’s great that you have pacific chorus frogs enjoying your water feature! If you have photos, I’d be happy to post them on my blog – email mfbenard (at) gmail.com
Pacific Chorus Frogs can live over 5 years in captivity, so it is possible that the same frogs come each year. However, there is a high mortality rate for these frogs in nature. Only about 20% of the adults survive from one year to the next. So it is pretty unlikely that it is the same individual frogs coming each year for five years. But it wouldn’t surprise me if some of the frogs breeding this year had bred in your water feature last year.
Mike